Curly �Q� Sausage � Get It Twisted

Someone sent me a video link last summer, showing someone spiral cutting a hot dog. The wienercision was done by Blake Smith from Chow.com, and I remember wondering if this technique would work with parboiled Italian sausage.

Oh, it worked. It worked real good. By the way, I was going to provide a link to the aforementioned video, but Blake ended the demo by putting ketchup on his hot dog, so forget it. Okay, fine, since I did steal his technique, here you go.

Not only does this look very cool, the technique also provides a significantly greater amount of surface area, and when you�re talking about grilling meat, it�s all about the surface area. You could brush barbecue sauce on an un-helixed Italian sausage, but here you�re literally flavoring the sausage inside and out. 

And if you're skeptical about how well barbecue sauce goes with Italian sausage, take it from someone who ate one; it�s a match made in backyard barbecue heaven. I�d like to wish all you a safe and very festive Memorial Day weekend, and I hope you �spring� these curly �Q� sausages on your guests. Enjoy!

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